OFF THE WALL ROCK POSTERS RECALL THE PSYCHEDELIC SIXTIES

The posters that advertised shows at Bill Graham's Fillmore theaters from 1966 to 1971 in San Francisco and New York's East Village are, beyond a doubt, the most famous in the 40-year history of rock 'n' roll. Even though, to this day, you still can't read some of the darn things. Everything about Fillmore posters has come to define the era. The bright reds, the iridescent blues, greens and purples. The swirling type, the stylized images. Big Afros, hippie chicks. It's all there in The Art of the Fillmore (Acid Test Productions, $85), written by Gayle Lemke, which collects more than 400 Fillmore posters and profiles the 11 artists who created them. It's fascinating stuff a coffee-table book in the best sense, conjuring the days when Janis Joplin might open a show for Howlin' Wolf or the Animals for Chuck Berry. Acid Test can be reached at 1-800 983-3352.